T. R. Ajayan
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Thandayan Raman Ajayan, popularly known as T. R. Ajayan, born in 1944 in Thalikulam, Kerala, is a renowned Malayalam literary and music critic and patron of arts and culture in the State of Kerala in South India. He is the son of Indian freedom fighter TK Raman who was among the founding members of the Communist movement in erstwhile South Malabar.
T. R. Ajayan is a founder member and convening secretary of Swaralaya, a popular arts and cultural forum, which he co-founded in 1997. He is also one of the current Directors of Malayalam Communications, the corporate entity behind the popular Malayalam television channel Kairali TV. Besides these positions, T. R. Ajayan has also held directorships and key positions in various corporate entities and literary and socio-cultural organisations in Kerala.
A qualified civil engineer by profession, for over four decades, T. R. Ajayan has also been committed to the political scene in Kerala as member and activist of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).
T. R. Ajayan has authored various articles on socio-cultural subjects and also published a book in Malayalam entitled Nadhadhara, a collection of articles on music.
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